Boulder residents excited to see the world-class participants in the USA Pro Challenge go zipping through town on their bikes on Sunday, might want to think about what to do with their own cars beforehand.

The seventh and final stage of the 2014 challenge will get started at the intersection of 18th and Pearl streets in Boulder around 12:30 p.m. Sunday. After a few quick laps around downtown, racers will make their way south on Broadway and take a quick detour onto 13th Street on University Hill, before continuing down Broadway onto Colo. 93, eventually hitting Golden on their way to the finish line in Denver.

Though the local action won't technically begin until after noon, some select Boulder road closures will be in place as early as 4 p.m. Saturday, and city officials are advising spectators to plan ahead.

The two stretches of road that will be closed at 4 p.m. Saturday are Pearl between 17th and 19th streets, and 18th Street between Spruce and Walnut streets, according the information on the event's local website. Those areas will remain closed until 4 p.m. on race day so that crews can set up the starting line and VIP area.

If you go

What: Stage 7 of the USA Pro Challenge

When: Starts at about 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of 18th and Pearl streets

Starting at 8:30 a.m. on race day, Pearl will also be closed between 19th and Folsom streets to accommodate buses for the race teams, according to organizers. That stretch of road will open again when the buses leave shortly after the racers leave town.

The downtown loop, on which racers will do two laps to kick off the event's final leg, will be closed starting at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. That closure encompasses Spruce Street between 11th and 15th, Walnut Street between 11th and 19th and Pearl between 15th and 17th. Also closing at 10:30 a.m. will be 11th, 13th and 14th between Walnut and Spruce, 15th, 16th and 17th between Spruce and Pearl and finally 19th Street between Pearl and Walnut.

On University Hill, 13th Street will be shut down between Broadway and College Avenue, and College closed between Broadway and 13th for just fifteen minutes Sunday, approximately between 11:45 and noon.

The final closure of the day will shut down Broadway in both directions between Walnut and the city's southern border starting at 11:45 a.m. Broadway and all cross streets along the route will reopen as the caravan of riders passes by. All riders are expected to be out of town by 1 p.m.

"We expect to have all the roads clear and open by 2 o'clock," Ashlee Herring, spokeswoman and events coordinator for the city's downtown and University Hill management division said on Monday. "We just ask people to be patient with the closures and plan detours to get around."

There should be ample parking along the route for spectators to take advantage of, Herring said, but city officials hope people will avoid driving if they can.

"They'll probably find it a lot easier to get around if they are on a bicycle or on foot," she said.

When it comes to parking, all of the city garages downtown will be open on Sunday, though entry and exit will be temporarily stopped at each as the racers pass by, according to organizers.

RTD's Boulder Transit Center, located near the corner of 14th and Walnut streets, will be open throughout the event but riders should expect delays.

City lots and on street parking is available expect for in specific no-parking zones. Those include substantial portions of downtown near the starting line and race loop coinciding with the road closures in the area.

Select parking spots on 18th and 19th streets between Spruce and Walnut and near the intersection of 21st and Pearl streets will be set aside for recycling and trash collection centers beginning on Friday afternoon.

On the Hill, parking will be prohibited on 13th between Broadway and College from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. It will also be prohibited on College between 13th and Broadway during that time.

Scott Creevy, a member of Boulder's local organizing committee for the race, said while a lot of skill and technical positions are being handled he is looking for more volunteers to serve as race marshals to ensure the race is not impeded as it moves through town.

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